Lententide

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Lententide - a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy SaturdayLentchurch calendar, ecclesiastical calendar - a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivalsGood Friday - Friday before EasterAsh Wednesday - the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`Fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentanceseason - a recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season"